His first wife was Jeanne Watson from Chicago, who was a clerical worker at the movie studios in the late 1950s. They were married in 1960 as the series Love and Marriage ended, but the couple divorced because of personal differences within a year of their marriage.

In the 1960s, Kaye became well known as host of a weekly children's talent show, Stubby's Silver Star Show. During the 1962–1963 season, he was a regular on Stump the Stars. On April 14, 1963, he guest starred as "Tubby Mason" in NBC's Ensign O'Toole comedy series, starring Dean Jones.

From 1964 to 1965, he hosted the Saturday morning children's game show Shenanigans on ABC. He also appeared in the 1974 Broadway revival of Good News.

^Billboard - 26 Jan 1946 Vol. 58, No. 4 "She does a fair boogie-woogie, doing her own style of Prelude in C- Sharp Minor. Stubby Kaye keeps the show going along as a rotund emsee. He makes fun of his size in I Was Born This Way, a laugh-packed song."